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@barliman2001

Here is an extended edit with more trumpets:

I've been doing some recording, it just sounds like a highly processed trumpet to me. Like they used the same processing techniques on modern pop vocals(those people are robots). EG autotune recording and aligning multiple takes adjusting the timings. Dynamic equalization. Pretty much fed it straight into melodyne. Added massive verb on a sidechain gate.

Ribbon mics remain my favorite for open horn or muted horn for recording.

@smoothoperator

It appears to be the neapolitan scale which is related to the double harmonic minor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neapolitan_scale

@kehaulani
Although I wouldn't go so far as to call Ray Anthony a musical prostitute, rather I would label him more of a musical entertainer who did a good job of keeping the big band sound alive during a period when the younger generation's taste was leaning toward hard core rock and roll.
I know he sounds like Harry James but he wasn't the only one copying Harry's style.
I own a lot of his records and enjoy listening to them often.